Miami University
3-5
Oakland University
3-5
Miami Routs Oakland 21-7
3/1/2024 4:47:00 PM | Baseball
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Zach MacDonald led off the RedHawks' first inning rally with a bunt single.
- Zaborowski followed up with a double down the left field line, sending MacDonald to third base.
- David Novak grounded out to first, sending MacDonald home for the first score of the game.
- Anthony Zarlingo added to the rally by hitting an RBI bunt single towards first base. He was originally called out, but replay overturned the call, ruling him safe at first.
- Dillon Baker then doubled to left field, bringing Zarlingo home to score.
- The RedHawks' next hit came on an RBI single by Ryan Novak.
- Tre Keels walked, pushing Ryan Novak to second. Tyler Gordon followed up with a triple into the right field corner, sending Keels and Novak to home plate and capping off the RedHawks' six-run first inning.
- Oakland put up one run in the top of the second to make the score 6-1.
- During the second inning, Zaborowski started the offense with a single to left center. David Novak also singled to left center, sending Zaborowski to second and setting up Zarlingo to hit an RBI single.
- Ryan Novak continued the scoring with a double to left center that brought in two more runners.
- Keels added one more on an RBI double, but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit to a triple. This put Miami up 10-1 after two.
- Miami's lone run in the third came on an RBI sac fly from Dylan Novak with the bases loaded that sent Batusich home and made the score 11-1 in favor of the RedHawks.
- Tyler Gordon hit a sac fly that scored Baker in the fourth to push Miami's score to 12.
- During the fifth, MacDonald was hit by a pitch and took first base. Zaborowski cleaned up with a monster two-run home run over the left field wall.
- Zarlingo singled up the middle and came home on a triple placed into the right field corner by Ryan Novak, who made the game score 15-1.
- Oakland scored one additional run during the sixth inning.
- During the bottom of the sixth, a walk from Batusich and a MacDonald infield single set up Zaborowski to hit a three-run home run over the left field wall, marking his second homer of the day and his third on the season to put Miami ahead 18-1. Baker later hit a two-run RBI triple, bringing Miami's score to 20. He came home when Ryan Novak hit a single to left field.
- Oakland put one up five runs during the final innings to cap off a 21-7 win for Miami.
MIAMI GAME NOTES
- Zaborowski went 4-for-6 with five RBIs and four runs.
- Ryan Novak went 4-for-6 with five RBIs and two runs.
- MacDonald went three-for-four with three runs.
- Dylan Novak went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs.
- Zarlingo went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and four runs.
- Gordon went two-for-two with three RBIs.
- Baker went 2-for-6 with three RBIs and three runs.
The RedHawks will look to clinch the series win against Oakland tomorrow during game two of the series. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mastrian IV, Patrick (1-1)
L: Hunter Pidek (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Erik Larsen 1
RBI: Gavin Arseneau 1 ; Brandon Nigh 1 ; Lucas Day 1 ; Ben Clark 1
SF: Ben Clark 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reggie Bussey 1 ; Gavin Arseneau 1 ; Brandon Nigh 1 ; Brandon Heidal 1 ; Carter Hain 1 ; Sam Griffith 1 ; Jack Lux 1
SB: Reggie Bussey 1 ; Trent Rice 3 ; Gavin Arseneau 1 ; Drew Gaskins 1
HBP: Trent Rice 1 ; Gavin Arseneau 1 ; Brandon Heidal 1 ; John Lauinger 1
Batting:
2B: Zaborowski, Ryland 1 ; Baker, Dillon 1 ; Novak, Ryan 1 ; Keels, Tré 1
3B: Baker, Dillon 1 ; Novak, Ryan 1 ; Gordon, Tyler 1
HR: Zaborowski, Ryland 2
RBI: Zaborowski, Ryland 5 ; Novak, David 2 ; Zarlingo, Anthony 2 ; Baker, Dillon 3 ; Novak, Ryan 5 ; Keels, Tré 1 ; Gordon, Tyler 3
SF: Novak, David 1 ; Gordon, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Batusich, Ty 2 ; MacDonald, Zach 3 ; Zaborowski, Ryland 4 ; Novak, David 2 ; Zarlingo, Anthony 4 ; Baker, Dillon 3 ; Novak, Ryan 2 ; Keels, Tré 1
HBP: MacDonald, Zach 1 ; Novak, David 1 ; Novak, Ryan 1
